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The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations Preface

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the tide.’<br />

‘David Copperfield’ (1850) ch. 30<br />

Mrs Crupp had indignantly assured him that there wasn’t room to swing a cat there; but, as Mr<br />

Dick justly observed to me, sitting down on the foot <strong>of</strong> the bed, nursing his leg, ‘You know,<br />

Trotwood, I don’t want to swing a cat. I never do swing a cat. <strong>The</strong>refore, what does that signify to<br />

me!’<br />

‘David Copperfield’ (1850) ch. 35<br />

It’s only my child-wife.<br />

‘David Copperfield’ (1850) ch. 44 (<strong>of</strong> Dora)<br />

Circumstances beyond my individual control.<br />

‘David Copperfield’ (1850) ch. 49 (Mr Micawber)<br />

I’m Gormed—and I can’t say no fairer than that!<br />

‘David Copperfield’ (1850) ch. 63 (Mr Pegotty)<br />

4.52.6 Dombey and Son<br />

He’s tough, ma’am, tough is J.B. Tough, and devilish sly!<br />

‘Dombey and Son’ (1848) ch. 7 (Major Bagstock)<br />

Papa! What’s money?<br />

‘Dombey and Son’ (1848) ch. 8 (Paul Dombey)<br />

<strong>The</strong>re was no light nonsense about Miss Blimber...she was dry and sandy with working in the<br />

graves <strong>of</strong> deceased languages. None <strong>of</strong> your live languages for Miss Blimber. <strong>The</strong>y must be dead<br />

—stone dead—and then Miss Blimber dug them up like a Ghoul.<br />

‘Dombey and Son’ (1848) ch. 11<br />

As to Mr Feeder, B.A., Doctor Blimber’s assistant, he was a kind <strong>of</strong> human barrel-organ, with<br />

a little list <strong>of</strong> tunes at which he was continually working, over and over again, without any<br />

variation.<br />

‘Dombey and Son’ (1848) ch. 11<br />

If I could have known Cicero, and been his friend, and talked with him in his retirement at<br />

Tusculum (beau-ti-ful Tusculum), I could have died contented.<br />

‘Dombey and Son’ (1848) ch. 11 (Mrs Blimber)<br />

In the Proverbs <strong>of</strong> Solomon you will find the following words, ‘May we never want a friend in<br />

need, nor a bottle to give him!’ When found, make a note <strong>of</strong>.<br />

‘Dombey and Son’ (1848) ch. 15 (Captain Cuttle)<br />

What the waves were always saying.<br />

‘Dombey and Son’ (1848) title <strong>of</strong> ch. 16<br />

Cows are my passion.<br />

‘Dombey and Son’ (1848) ch. 21 (Mrs Skewton)<br />

It’s <strong>of</strong> no consequence.<br />

‘Dombey and Son’ (1848) ch. 22 (Mr Toots)<br />

<strong>The</strong> bearings <strong>of</strong> this observation lays in the application <strong>of</strong> it.

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